lezen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːzə(n)/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːzən
- Hyphenation: le‧zen
Verb
lezen
- (transitive) to read
- Ik lees graag boeken.
- I like to read books.
- Hij kwam binnen en begon zijn nieuwe boek te lezen.
- He came in and started to read his new book.
Inflection
| Inflection of lezen (strong class 5) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lezen | |||
| past singular | las | |||
| past participle | gelezen | |||
| infinitive | lezen | |||
| gerund | lezen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lees | las | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | leest | las | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | leest | las | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | leest | laast | ||
| 3rd person singular | leest | las | ||
| plural | lezen | lazen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | leze | laze | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lezen | lazen | ||
| imperative sing. | lees | |||
| imperative plur.1 | leest | |||
| participles | lezend | gelezen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
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